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ERASMUS \V. ALLEN AND ALBERT W. ALLEN, OF OTTAXVA, KANSAS.

MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,063, dated February25, 1896.

Application filed February 6, 1895. Serial No. 537,469. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ERASMUS V. ALLEN and ALBERT W. ALLEN, of Ottawa, inthe county of Franklin and State of Kansas, have invented a new andImproved ashing-Machine, of which .the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The invention relates to improvements i1 washing-machines. 1

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofwashing machines and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient onecapable of thoroughly and rapidly washing clothes without wearing,tearing, or otherwise injuring the fabrics.

The invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement ofparts, which hereinafter will be more Particularl y described andpointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of awashing-machine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 isa tranverse sectional view of the same.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both figuresof the drawings.

1 designates a substantiallysemicylindrical washing-machine bodysupported by legs 2 and comprising semicylindrical sides 3 and a curvedsheet-metal bottom 4 connected with The washing-machine body is providedwith a hinged cover 5 and has centrally journaled within it atransversely-disposed oscillating agitator 6, which co-operates with apair of auxiliary agitators 7, journaled between the sides of the bodyand suspended within the latter adjacent to the ends thereof.

The agitators are constructed of sheet metal mounted on substantiallyrectangular frames 8 and 9, and provided with perforations. The frames 9have their terminals bent outward to form journals for the auxiliaryagitators, and the central frame 8 is constructed in substantially thesame manner, one of the sides of the frame being extended to form acrankhandle 10. The auxiliary agitators are located a sufficientdistance above the curved bottom of the washing-machine body to enablethe clothes being washed to pass readily beneath the auxiliary agitatorsand become interposed between them and the ends of the washing-machinebody, which is provided with flat inclined faces 11. Portions of theclothes being washed are located between the central or main agitatorand the auxiliary agitators, and when the main agitator oscillates toeither end of the washing-machine body the clothes at that end arecompressed between the two adjacent agitators and also between theauxiliary agitator and the adjacent inclined end face 11 of thewashing-machine body. The main agitator causes the auxiliary agitator toswing toward the said inclined end face 11, and the water and suds areexpelled from the clothes through the perforations of the two agitatorsby the squeezing operation. The clothes are then carried to the otherend of the washing-machine body by the central oscillating agitator andthe squeezing operation is repeated, thereby forcing the suds throughthe clothes and quickly removing the dirt and stains.

The washing-machine is provided at one end with a wringer-receivingboard. The cover has a loop or handle 12, and the crank-handle 10 isprovided with a supplemental handlepiece 13 to shorten the crank-handleto enable the operation of washing to be performed by a person in asitting position, the crankhandle being of a length to be convenientlygrasped by a person when standing.

The legs 2 of the washing-machine body are connected bylongitudinally-disposed horizontal bars let, with which is slidinglyconnected a platform 15, adapted to be extended beyond thewashing-machine body to form a support for a clothes-receptacle or thelike to receive the clothes after the operation of washing has beencompleted, or to contain the clothes to be placed in the washing-machinebody.

After the clothes have been placed in the washing-machine body, thecover is secured in its closed position by pivoted buttons or othersuitable fastening devices, preferably mounted on the sides of thewashingmachine body, and the body is provided at one side with adrain-opening, in which is placed a suitable plug during the operationof washing.

It will be seen that the washing-machine is exceedingly simple andinexpensive in construction, that the oscillating agitator (i isarranged to engage and oscillate alternately the auxiliary agitators,and that during the operation of washing the clothes are carried fromone end of the washing-machine body to the other, and are compressedbetween the agitators against the inclined end faces of thewashing-machine body.

Changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may beresorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of this invention.

\Vhat we claim is In a Washing-nrachinc, the combination of aWashingqnachine body provided at its ends with inclined faces divergingdownwardly, a pair of auxiliary oscillating agitators suspended Withinthe Washing-machine body adjacent to the ends thereof and located aboveERASMUS \V. ALLEN.

ALBERT W. ALLEN. \Vitnesses:

U. M. BEAOHY, WM. ll. "OODLI'EF.

